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Sailor · 2007–2025

Dean Blatchford

Etchells

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Events
22

149 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 22

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 54%–60%, 871 boats)

Best class ranking
#159

Crew in Etchells · rating 293

Biggest lift
David Gleadhill

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael Bellingham

Jun 2021 – Jan 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Graeme Taylor

13–83 head to head in 97 races

Rival
Steve Billingham

49–40 in 89 races

Best day
3 Mar 2022

2-8-1-5-9-6-7 · 2022 Etchells Australian Championship

Signature result
5th of 45

2017 Etchells Australian Championship · Etchells · 1 Jan 2017

Partnerships · 19 sailors

  • Peter McNeill · EAUS1325, Iris III, IRIS III, Iris V · Etchells 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 60 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2019
  • Michael Bellingham · AUS1447, Avalon, AVALON · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 38 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jan 2025
  • Tom Woods · AUS1192, Echo Beach · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2007 – Feb 2012
  • Keith Jensen · AUS1192, Dean Blatchford, Echo Beach · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2007 – Jan 2012
  • Kyle Dodds · Avalon · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 12th · Mar 2024 – Jan 2025
  • David Gleadhill · IRIS III · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2017 – Oct 2017
  • John Boyd · Critical Balance, IRIS V · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2013 – Jan 2018
  • Paul Garaty · Critical Balance · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2013 – Jan 2014
  • Kyle Doods · AUS1447, AVALON · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Jamie Woods · Echo Beach · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 30th · Jan 2012 – Feb 2012

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

0154308200820112014201720202023Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jan 20252025 Etchells World ChampionshipAvalonEtchellsCrew18th / 46
3 Jan 20252025 Etchells Pre-Worlds RegattaAvalonEtchellsCrew12th / 36
18 Mar 20242024 Etchells World ChampionshipAvalonEtchellsCrew28th / 40
2 Mar 20222022 Etchells Australian ChampionshipAUS1447EtchellsCrew5th / 27
10 Jun 20212021 Etchells Australian ChampionshipAVALONEtchellsCrew18th / 34
21 Feb 20202020 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipAFRICAN QUEENEtchellsCrew13th / 25
13 Jan 20192019 Etchells Australian ChampionshipIris VEtchellsCrew10th / 27
16 Feb 20182018 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipEAUS1325EtchellsCrew21st / 40
9 Jan 20182018 Etchells Australian ChampionshipIris IIIEtchellsCrew13th / 32
1 Jan 20182018 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipIRIS VEtchellsCrew17th / 44
27 Oct 20172017 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipIRIS IIIEtchellsCrew26th / 37
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipIRIS IIIEtchellsCrew17th / 38
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells Australian ChampionshipIRIS IIIEtchellsCrew5th / 45
1 Jan 20172017 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipIRIS IIIEtchellsCrew8th / 38
1 Jan 20162016 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipIRIS IIIEtchellsCrew12th / 39
1 Jan 20142014 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipCritical BalanceEtchellsCrew12th / 34
5 Oct 20132013 Etchells QLD State ChampionshipCritical BalanceEtchellsCrew10th / 19
11 Feb 20122012 Etchells Australian ChampionshipEcho BeachEtchellsCrew35th / 61
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipDean BlatchfordEtchellsSkipper17th / 39
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells NSW State ChampionshipEcho BeachEtchellsCrew30th / 55
5 Mar 20092009 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS1192EtchellsCrew63rd / 85
7 Jun 20072007 Etchells Australian Winter ChampionshipEcho BeachEtchellsCrew6th / 52

Crew rating across all classes: 308, #7,251.Helm rating across all classes: 28. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.